WE'RE BACK WITH OUR FRIEND KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY.
NOW, WHERE IN THIS MOMENT DO YOU CHOOSE TO CHANNEL YOUR ENERGY
AND YOUR EFFORTS?
BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO DO SOMETHING.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: BUT PART OF THE FRUSTRATION IS WHAT DO YOU DO?
WHAT IS APPROPRIATE TO DO, AND WHAT IS FRUITFUL TO DO?
WHAT-- WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW?
>> YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, WHAT I'M-- WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS
I'M TRYING TO FIND-- WHAT KEEPS COMING TO MIND FOR ME IS THAT,
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE FRUSTRATION THAT PEOPLE ARE
FEELING, THE ANGER PEOPLE ARE FEELING ARE A MANIFESTATION OF A
SYSTEMIC PROBLEM.
AND-- AND SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE DEAL-- HOW
DO WE CUT INTO THE SYSTEM?
AND THE WAY THINK WE DO THAT IS B SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT
DO THINGS LIKE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND VOTER RIGHTS REFORM
AND VOTING REFORM, THINGS THAT WILL ACTUALLY-- WHERE YOU CAN
REPLACE SOMEBODY WITH A PERSON WHO WANTS TO ABIDE BY THE LAW OR
WANTS TO USE THE LAW TO HELP ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF THE NATION SO
THAT THAT DREAM, THAT AMERICAN DREAM, IS APPLYING TO EVERYBODY.
SO I THINK ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE R.F.K. HUMAN RIGHTS OR
WHENWEALLVOTE.ORG.
THERE'S A NEAT ORGANIZATION CALLED "RUN FOR SOMETHING" THAT
HELPS SUPPORT AND-- HELPS SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE-- LIKE
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR 20s AND 30 IT'S RUNNING FOR LOCAL
OFFICE, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT VERY SOON, THAT THE DOWN-BALLOT, THE DOWN-BALLOT
CANDIDATES ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL TO OUR LIVELIHOOD
ANDUS ENJOYING IT AS THE PEOPLE AT THE TOP, YOU KNOW, AS THE
ROCK STARS IN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE AND THE PRESIDENCY.
SO I SUPPORT-- I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PUT MY ENERGY TOWARD THOSE
THINGS.
AND THEN, ALSO, THE OTHER THING I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PUT MY
ENERGY TOWARD, STEPHEN, IS ARE THERE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP US
ON WHAT I WOULD CALL THE SEED LEVEL OR THE SOURCE LEVEL?
ARE THERE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP US-- LIKE TEACHING CHILDREN
HOW TO HAVE SELF-WORTH AND SELF-ESTEEM SO THAT THEY WOULD
NEVER-- SO THAT THEY GET TO A PLACE THEY THAN THEY HAVE A
CHOICE, AND THEY HAVE A CHOICE OTHER THAN I'M GOING TO PUSH
SOMEBODY ELSE DOWN OR OPPRESS SOMEBODY ELSE TO MAKE MYSELF
FEEL BETTER.
CAN WE JUST MAKE THEM FEEL GOOD IN THE FIRST PLACE?
AND THEN THAT WAY KIDS WILL BE-- THAT THEY'LL BE GROWING UP WITH
THAT AS AN OPTION IN THEIR LIVES.
THERE'S SOMETHING I'VE SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA RECENTLY THAT'S
BEEN REALLY-- REALLY LOVELY AND MAKE MIGHT GO HEART FEEL WARM IS
THERE'S A-- JUST A SMALL VIDEO OF A LITTLE WHITE TODDLER AND A
LITTLE BLACK TODDLER RUNNING TOWARD EACH OTHER AND HUGGING.
>> Stephen: SURE, I KNOW THAT ONE.
>> YOU KNOW THE ONE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> I HAVE IT ON A REGULAR LOOP.
BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO-- I'M TRYING TO INFUSE MYSELF WITH
IMAGES LIKE THAT.
AND I WANT THOSE TWO LITTLE BOYS TO BE FRIENDS FOR A LONG, LONG
TIME.
I'M ALSO TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO PUT EFFORT AND ENERGY INTO THAT,
TO IF WE LOOK INSIDE OURSELVES AND SEE OUR OWN VALUE MAYBE THAT
WILL HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THIS.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU KNOW, WITH CORONAVIRUS STILL RAGING.
>> YUP.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE AT HOME FRUSTRATED, ISOLATED, PROTESTS
IN THE STREETS, THE SCOURGE OF ONGOING SYSTEMIC RACISM, PEOPLE
STILL-- STILL-- KEEGAN, THEY STILL NEED A BREAK, YOU KNOW,
FROM THE TROUBLES.
OFTEN, LIKE AT 8:00:00 ON WEDNESDAYS THEY NEED THIS BREAK.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU MIGHT RECOMMEND THEM THEY WATCH?
>> IF THEY WANT THEY HAPPEN TO BE SCROLLING THROUGH THE GUIDE
AS THEY'RE TAKING THIS BREAK AND THEY'RE ANYWHERE NEAR CBS
THERE'S A LITTLE SHOW CALLED CAN THE GAME THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO
WATCH.
>> Stephen: WHICH HAS ALREADY PREMIERED AND DONE QUITE WELL.
>> QUITE WITH WELL LAST WEEK, PREMIERED, AND WASN'T DAY, HAD
VERY GOOD RATINGS.
PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO TUNE IN, EXPLORE THIS WONDERFUL
CHALLENGE-BASED SHOW.
>> Stephen: IT'S YOU AND GRONK AND--
>> VENUS WILLIAMS.
AND THE SHOW HAS-- THE SHOW HAS TWO TEAMS THAT ARE COMPETING
AGAINST EACH OTHER.
IT'S SO-- IT'S SUPER FUN, AND EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT TIME.
AND JUST-- IT'S A MOMENT FOR A LITTLE BIT OF ESCAPISM IF PEOPLE
WANT TO DO IT.
THE SHOW -- >> Stephen: I DON'T WANT TO
GIVE ANYTHING AWAY, BUT YOU FLIP A MONSTER TRUCK.
>> I DO FLIP A MONSTER TRUCK.
I, YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND I THINK THAT'S A METAPHOR FOR HOW ALL OF US ARE
FEELING RIGHT NOW?
WE'RE UPSIDE DOWN IN A FLIPPED MONSTER TRUCK AND WE WANT
SOMEBODY TO COME ALONG AND ATTACH A BACKHOE TO IT.
>> AND PUT IT RIGHT SIDE UP.
>> Stephen: KEEGAN, THANKS FOR BEING HERE MAN.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
MAN.
>> LOOK WHO'S TALKING.
LIKEWISE.
>> Stephen: "GAME ON!" AIRS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 8:00 ON CBS.
KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY, EVERYBODY!
THANK YOU, KEEGAN.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH AUTHOR AND HEAD OF THE ROBIN
HOOD FOUNDATION, WES MOORE.